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 Roulette
comes from the French term
for "small wheel".
Variations of wheeled games
have been around for millennia.
Legend has it that Roman soldiers
tipped their chariots over
to play games on the spinning
wheel as a diversion between
campaigns, and others tell
of monks bringing a wheeled
game back from China in the
middle ages. By all accounts,
roulette became widespread
in Europe during the 18th
and 19th centuries, especially
in France and Monte Carlo.
Today, the roulette wheel
is perhaps the best internationally
recognized icon symbolizing
the glamour, excitement and
prestige of high-class casino
gaming.
American Roulette wheels
are divided into 38 evenly
spaced slots numbered 0, 00
and 1 through 36. The zero
slots are green and the other
numbers are either red or
black. The evenly balanced
wheel, usually made of polished
wood, turns on a spindle.
The dealer spins the wheel
in one direction and releases
a small ivory ball in the
opposite direction into the
outer edge of the wheel, where
it circles many times before
slowing down. As the ball
loses momentum it falls toward
the centre of the wheel and
drops into one of the slots.
It may bounce around from
slot to slot but eventually
it settles into a single slot
to end that round of the game.
The fascination of the game
comes from the many ways to
place a bet and the excitement
and anticipation of watching
the ball fall into a slot.
Game Play:
Players make bets against
the House by placing chips
in various boxes or on the
lines between the boxes on
the layout table.
The "Spin" button
will not become active until
at least one bet is placed
on the layout. Players can
place additional bets, modify
existing bets or move chips
from one location to another.
The "Re-bet" button
will place the same amount
of chips on the same bets
as you had on the previous
spin. Once all desired bets
are placed, players click
the "Spin" button
to spin up the wheel and release
the ball. After a few seconds,
the ball begins to fall toward
the centre as the wheel slows
down. When the ball comes
to rest in one of the slots
all bets are settled.
The result of each spin is
displayed in the tally board
on the left side of your screen,
with most recent results appearing
at the bottom.
Losing bets will be cleared
from the layout and winning
bets will be paid according
to the following table:
Inside Bets are bets
placed inside the grid of
numbers on the layout table.
They include:
Single
— placing a bet on
individual numbers (like 00,
4, 23 or 35). Winning singles
bets are paid at 35-to-1.
Split
— placing a bet on
the line between two numbers
(like 2 & 3, or 13 &
16). If the ball lands on
either number, the odds paid
are 17-to-1.
Row
— placing a bet on
the first vertical line in
a horizontal row of three
numbers (like 7, 8, 9). If
the ball lands in any one
of the numbers in a row, the
odds paid are 11-to-1.
Triple
– placing a bet the intersection
of 0, 2, 00. If the ball lands
on any one of these three
numbers, the odds paid are
11-to-1.
Corner
— placing a bet on
the corner of a group of four
numbers (such as 19, 20, 22,
23). If the ball lands on
any one of the four numbers,
odds are paid at 8-to-1.
Top
Line — the first
5 numbers at the top of the
grid (0, 00, 1, 2, 3). If
the ball lands in any one
of these five spots, odds
are paid at 6-to-1. To make
this bet, place your chips
on the left-hand side of the
grid at the horizontal line
separating the 0, 00 row from
the 1, 2, 3 row.
Line
— is a group of six
numbers in two adjacent rows,
all touching the same grid
line. For example, 28, 29,
30 and 31, 32, 33 make up
a Line. If the ball lands
on any one of the six numbers
in the Line, odds are paid
at 5-to-1. To make a Line
bet, place your chips on the
horizontal street line at
the left-hand edge of the
grid.
Outside Bets are bets
placed outside the grid of
numbers on the layout table.
They include:
Columns — a vertical
column of numbers in the grid
(for example; 3, 6, 9, 12,
15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33,
36). You place your bet outside
the grid at the bottom of
the column, in the boxes marked
with "2 to 1". If
any one of the numbers in
the column comes up, odds
are paid at 2-to-1. Columns
do not include either 0 or
00.
Dozens
— either the first, second
or third dozen non-zero numbers
(1-12, 13-24 and 25-36, respectively).
If the ball lands in one of
the twelve numbers in a dozen,
the odds paid are 2-to-1.
Red/Black
— bet on whether the
winning number is red or black.
Winning bets are paid at 1-to-1.
Odd/Even
— bet on whether the
winning number is odd or even
(excluding 0, 00). Winning
bets are paid at 1-to-1.
High/Low
— bet on whether the
winning number is in the low
half (1-18) or the high half
(19-36). Winning bets are
paid at 1-to-1.
For example, if you have
a winning bet of $20 on a
single number (paid at 35-to-1)
you will get back your original
bet of $20 plus 35 times your
bet of $20 ($700) for a total
win of $720. As another example,
if you have a winning bet
of $100 on colour Red (1-to-1
odds), you will get back your
original bet of $100 plus
another $100 for a total win
of $200.
Players cannot wager more
than the maximum for any particular
bet in any one round of the
game. Roulette has three sets
of maximum limits: one for
inside bets, one for outside
bets (see Bet Type Table below)
and one for the total of all
bets on the table. Minimum
and maximum limits are posted
at the top of the screen.
Note that you can wager the
maximum on more than one bet
per spin, up to the table
limit.
The chips placed on the table
layout below give an example
of each bet:
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